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2 candidates are tracked for Illinois House District 85 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Dagmara "Dee" Avelar and Chris Metcalfe. Candidate information follows official Will County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Dagmara "Dee" Avelar (Democratic), Chris Metcalfe (Republican) meet on the November 3 ballot; Dagmara "Dee" Avelar is the sitting member, per the General Assembly's roster. Party nominees were chosen at the March 17 primary (plurality, no runoffs); independent and new-party candidates qualified by petition. The field is the State Board of Elections' 2026 General Election candidate list (status Active, read September 7, 2026). This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Dagmara "Dee" Avelar is the Democratic candidate for Illinois House District 85 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified candidate list. Dagmara "Dee" Avelar is the sitting member, per the General Assembly's roster. Avelar is a full-time legislator who previously served as director of programs at the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, per her ilga.gov legislative profile. She has represented the 85th District since January 2021 and serves as Assistant Majority Leader. She holds a justice studies degree from Northeastern Illinois University and is pursuing a master's in urban planning and policy at UIC. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Chris Metcalfe is an operations manager at Eberhart Accounting Services with more than 30 years of experience as a project manager for Fortune 500 companies, per the Chicago Sun-Times candidate questionnaire. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
2026 priorities (per the Chicago Sun-Times questionnaire)
- Prosecuting violent crime and preventing repeat offenders
- Reducing taxes
- Prioritizing state debt repayment
